-aggine
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See also: aggine
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin -aginem, accusative singular of -ago.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-aggine f (noun-forming suffix, plural -aggini)
- added to adjectives to form nouns denoting a quality, typically negative; -cy, -ness
- cocciuto (“stubborn”) + -aggine → cocciutaggine (“(act of) stuborness”)
- lezioso (“affected”) + -aggine → leziosaggine (“affectation”)
- stupido (“stupid”) + -aggine → stupidaggine (“(act of) stupidity”)